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Old Nov 13, 2017, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by GoldenSnitch View Post
This is a side effect of the illness that really bothers me. I used to pride myself on my intelligence and now I can’t retain things or remember or process things as quickly as I used to and it infuriates me.


I understand. My last MH social work job. I was a rockstar for years. Then one day it was like someone pulled the rug from up under me.
I would be asked to correct work reports. It
got to the point they asked me did I need a effing
work partner?????!!!!! I had no clue what was wrong with me or that I had bipolar one...until
months later.
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